Maybe early season home matches aren’t to be for the UCSB women’s volleyball team.Playing a rare home date in August, the Gauchos struggled in several departments Monday night and fell to the Cincinnati Bearcats, 25-17, 25-20, 25-18, at Rob GymCincinnati, ranked 32nd in the AVCA preseason poll, showed the 33rd-ranked Gauchos why its ahead of them in the poll by putting on a blocking clinic, serving tough, and playing with fire.“That is a good team,” UCSB coach Kathy Gregory said. … [Read more...]
DP spikers KO’d by CDM at Queen’s Court
Back on the mainland after finishing second in a tournament in Hawaii, the Dos Pueblos girls volleyball team found the competition a little tougher at the Queen's Court Tournament in Anaheim.The Chargers went 1-2 in pool play and then defeated La Canada in straight sets in a pool crossover match to advance to the championship bracket playoffs. They lost to Redondo, 25-14, 25-16 and dropped into the consolation A Bracket.The defending CIF Division 1 champions knocked off Murrieta Valley (23-25, … [Read more...]
Warriors go unbeaten at Pt. Loma Invitational
Senior outside hitter Alison Sharp pounded 17 kills and posted a .433 hitting percentage to lead Westmont to a sweep of Missouri Baptist (25-17, 25-20, 25-17) in Saturday's first game at the Point Loma Nazarene Seaside Volleyball Invitational.The Warriors went on to shut out Robert Morris (Ill.) in the afternoon (25-21, 25-19, 25-22) to run their season record to 4-0. "Alison was playing great defense, passed the ball well and hammered the ball," reported Westmont head coach Jim Smoot. "It … [Read more...]
Westmont doubles up in season’s first action
Westmont Volleyball head coach Jim Smoot had his first chance to see how is team looked in game-time situation on Friday, and the veteran coach liked what he saw."I think this is a good indication of where we stand," said Smoot about their performance in the Point Loma Nazarene Seaside Invitational. "From what I am seeing, we can hang with everyone in our conference - if we play up to our level."While several other Golden State Athletic Conference teams are participating in the event, the … [Read more...]
Todd, Phil make history with 9th FIVB title
It won’t make big headlines in the papers and it probably won’t be the lead story on the all-sports networks, but the accomplishment by Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser is worth trumpeting because it’s a historic moment in their sport.The local pro beach volleyball stars on Sunday became the first team to win nine tournaments on the FIVB World Tour when they outlasted Brazil’s Marcio Araujo and Ricardo Santos in the final of the PAF Open in Alaand, Finland. The game scores were 24-22, … [Read more...]
Todd, Phil move closer to record-ninth title on FIVB tour
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are two wins away from completing the winningest season in the history of the FIVB World Tour.The local pro beach volleyball stars, playing in their final event of the season, are vying to become the first team to win nine tournaments on the international circuit. They reached their 12th semifinal at the PAF Open in Aland, Finland on Saturday by routing China’s Xu Linyin and Wu Penggen 21-9, 21-15.Top-seeded Rogers-Dalhausser will take on Spain’s Adrian … [Read more...]
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